• BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com
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    4 months ago

    I might be lucky, my Gen 1 Pebble still works (though I have not tested how long the battery lasts in use, I only know it stayed on for under a week idle).

    • Ulrich@feddit.orgOP
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      4 months ago

      I think the part that rubs me the wrong way is that this reads to me as a clear admission of “we didn’t consider repairability or longevity and we don’t care”.

    • PhreakyByNature@feddit.uk
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      4 months ago

      My £30 Xiaomi MiBand used to last 12-14 days between charges and is now circa 7 data after 3.5 years of daily use. Let’s see how it fares hitting 5 years but this is the cheap option I went for and didn’t expect repairability. Spending more I’d expect more